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^rtarcb. 1922. 



BIRD NOTES: 



- THE — 

 JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. 



Some Blue Jays. 



Bv W. Shore Bailv. 



America is the 

 home of the Blue 

 Jay. Just how 

 m any species 

 North and Sou'.h 

 America can boast 

 I do not know, 

 but the number 

 must be large. T 

 have met with 

 three species my- 

 self out there — the 

 Eastern Blue Jay 

 (C\a)wcitta cris- 

 tata) , the Blue- 

 fronted Jay (C . 

 stcUcri frontalis), 

 and the Coast Jay 

 (C. stcllcri carhoii- 

 acca). All these 

 birds have a good deal of blue about their plumage; in fact, 

 blue seems to be their prevailing" colour. Even our English 

 Jay has the brilliant blue wing-coverts, so much in demand bv 

 our Salmon fishers. The habits are very similar in each species ; 

 very inquisitive, and arrant thieves. They are nearly always 

 to be met with in suital)le localities, and I Have frequently seen 

 tliem in the American city parks. 



On ranches, at any rate where poultry are kept, they are 

 shy, as their egg-stealing habits make them very unpopular. 



Phnto by W 

 Pileated J.\y. 



Shore Bailx 



